2002 Chevrolet Tahoe fuel system problems
27 complaints about fuel system have been filed for the 2002 Chevrolet Tahoe, which is 5% of all its NHTSA complaints.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 27 5% of this year's complaints
- Typical mileage
- 63,000 miles 23 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 1 and 1
- Injuries and deaths
- 3 and 0
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
When fuel system problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 1 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 5 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 4 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 4 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 4 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 3 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 1 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 0 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 0 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 1 |
| 200k+ miles | 0 |
What the data shows
Of the 23 fuel system complaints that report mileage, the median is about 63,000 miles, and 43% were reported before 60,000 miles.
These complaints mention 1 crash, 1 fire, 3 injuries.
What owners wrote
I am a paramedic in st. Charles county missouri, a suburb of st. Louis. In the months of november and december 2002 I responded to three crashes involving full size GM trucks. All the vehicles caught fire in the left side of the engine compartment after a moderate to high speed impact. The vehicles were involved in driver side off set impacts that lead to intrusion into the engine compartment. The vehicles were a 2002 4x4 avalanche, 2001 ext. Cab 4x4 silverado, and a 2002 4x4 tahoe.
I have the same issue listed campaign id 05v155000 on a 2002 tahoe. I spoke with chris lash, safety defects engineer with you last year in november. Today, I see GM has recalled several vehicles about this problem but I am not included on this list although I have had the exact same issue with the fuel pump failure. My VIN is [xxx]. Please let me know what I can do to assist in this effort. GM is non-responsive about this issue. Updated 07/19/2012
Other problems reported for the 2002 Chevrolet Tahoe
- Brakes 195 complaints
- Steering 42 complaints
- Tires 38 complaints
- Air bags 31 complaints
- Electrical system 31 complaints
- Transmission 28 complaints
- Engine 22 complaints
- Suspension 21 complaints